Job Description
Job Description
Institution: Hampshire College
Department: Facilities and Grounds
Job Title: HVAC Technician
Position Type: Full Time
Schedule: 40 Hours a week; Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Pay Range/ Status: $26.00 Hour/Non-Exempt
$2,080 paid bi-weekly
Location: Hampshire College Campus in Amherst, MA
Reports to: Assistant Director of Trades
Anticipated Start Date: January 2026
BENEFITS:
Hampshire College offers an excellent benefits package to Facilities employees, which is prorated based on employment cycle and start date.
New Facilities employees are immediately eligible for the following paid time off package:
- Holidays - 12 paid holidays per calendar year, including 3 floating holidays.
- Personal Days - 3 personal days per fiscal year.
- Sick days - 1 sick day accruing per month (Maximum of 130 days).
- Vacation days - 10 paid vacation days per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30); vacation time will increase with years of service.
Hampshire College also has a winter break that is fully paid for employees from Christmas Eve to New Year’s each year, typically 6 ½ paid days.
On top of generous paid time off, Hampshire College offers all full-time employees an excellent benefit package, including:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- College paid basic life insurance.
- 403b Retirement plan with 2% match after 1-year service and employee contribution.
- Educational opportunities for employees and their families, including a variety of college tuition benefits for dependent children.
For information on Hampshire College, including more information on employee benefits and our college culture, visit our website at www.hampshire.edu.
ABOUT US:
Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is located on a beautiful rural campus in Amherst, Massachusetts. We provide residential undergraduate education to approximately 800 students. Each department at Hampshire College contributes to the collaborative culture of the organization and plays an important role in the success of the College. The facilities and grounds department support the educational mission and campus community of Hampshire College, with a special commitment to sustainable practices.As part of the facilities team, you will be instrumental in the department achieving its mission and goals!
DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The HVAC Technician provides journeyman level repairs and maintenance on all HVAC/Mechanical systems within college owned, rented, or leased facilities. This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Trades but may receive direction regarding work assignment from the HVAC/Mechanical Lead or the Senior Director of Facilities and Grounds.
This position is also essential to student and community service and experience. As a member of the facilities team, the incumbent must feel comfortable working in an evolving, face-paced organizational framework with shifting responsibilities. This position collaborates with other facilities staff, and a variety of offices to meet the department goals, and further the mission of the Facilities Department. The incumbent will participate as a committed member of the Facilities team in college and department work, projects, meetings, events, and overall community development: assists in the coordination and facilitation of work and services for students and other community members. Availability to work occasional nights and weekends required.
SKILLS:
- High School Graduate (GED/HiSet or certificate accepted with experience).
- Two years technical trades school training and 2 years field experience working as a technician or 3 years field experience working as a technician in a commercial environment.
- Work inside and outside in varying weather conditions typical to the New England region.
- Climb ladders and work on scaffolding and aerial lift equipment when needed.
- Work inside and outside in varying weather conditions typical to the New England region.
- Climb ladders and work on scaffolding and aerial lift equipment when needed.
- Communicate, read, write and understand English at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
- Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism.
- Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff and community members.
- Ability to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments.
- A commitment to working with people from diverse backgrounds is essential.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Knowledge of and experience with mechanical systems.
- Experience in an educational or institutional setting.
- Mass Oil Burner License.
- Heat Exchanger Certification.
- EPA Universal Certification.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School Graduate (GED/HiSet or certificate accepted with experience).
- Two years technical trades school training and two years field experience working as a technician or three years field experience working as a technician in a commercial environment.
- Must be able to be licensed under the college’s driver credentialing program upon hire.
- Valid Driver’s license.
- Must have a reliable form of transportation to get to and from work.
- Employment is contingent on Pre-employment physical with lift test.
Alternatives to formal education and paid work experience may be considered as equivalent qualifications to include military service/training, volunteering, activism, and other non-traditional programs and experiences related to the position.
WHO SHOULD APPLY:
Hampshire College is an equal opportunity employer and deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are particularly committed to revealing and combating the social and institutional structures that support racism and white supremacy in all phases of employment and college life. We believe that the educational and employment environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to work and grow. We encourage applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, sexual minority groups, veterans, and other candidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. Hampshire College is committed to removing barriers to employment faced by equity-seeking groups and encourages (but does not require) members of these groups to self-identify in their application materials. Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in the work environment are particularly encouraged to apply.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.